Episode 127: Social Distancing - a podcast by Sanjay Parekh & Adam Walker

from 2020-03-23T12:45

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In this Episode:




  • Medical company threatens to sue volunteers that 3D-printed valves for life-saving coronavirus treatments

  • AMC, Regal, Alamo Drafthouse, and Cinemark Are Closing Theaters Because of the Coronavirus

  • Amazon to stop accepting all products other than medical supplies and household staples to its warehouses amid coronavirus crisis — read the memo it just sent sellers

  • CO2-based vodka startup Air Co. fully redirects its tech to making hand sanitizer for donation

  • LVMH will use its perfume and cosmetics factories to manufacture free hand sanitizer for France

  • How to Tell if an iPhone Bug Is Eating Up Your Data Plan

  • Google Translate launches Transcribe for Android in 8 languages

  • Why are U-2 jet pilots wearing Garmin satellite navigation smartwatches?

  • SoftBank may not complete $3 billion tender offer for WeWork, sources say



Weird and Wacky:




  • Bidet sales soar as toilet paper sells out amid coronavirus fears

  • UK's sewage system in danger of gridlock from toilet paper substitutes

  • The Wu-Tang Clan Would Like to Remind You to Wash Your Hands and Protect Ya Neck



Tech Rec:




  • Sanjay - Thunderbird

  • Adam - Zoom Mobile App

  • Shannon - TikTok



TV/Movie Recs:

Sanjay - Devs

Adam - Kim’s Convenience

Shannon - Mindhunter

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